Breckenheim, Germany is one of

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's eastern suburbs, and was incorporated into the city of Wiesbaden on 1 January 1977. It has a population of about 3,300 (2020).

History

The first known mention of Breckenheim is from a charter dated 1 May 950 in which King Otto I donates land in the Königssondergau in Breckenheim, nearby Wallau and Nordenstadt to the count Gerung. The document reads in Latin: "''in villa Wanaloha et Brechenheim in pago Kunigessundera vocato in comitatu prefati Gerung comitis.'' In the Middle Ages, the village and others surrounding belonged to the

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from 1137. On 15 May 1251, the archbishop of Mainz donated several properties in Breckenheim and Erbenheim to the

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. Of the extant buildings in Breckenheim, only the church tower, which was first mentioned in 1280, remains from this time. Breckenheim and other villages in the area were sold in 1492 to William III, the

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of Upper

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, and was passed to

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in 1567, then in 1604 to

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(or Hesse-Cassel), then to

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in 1624. The church at the center of the old village was completed in 1724, replacing the original which was destroyed along with most of Breckenheim in the

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. In 1803, the village was passed to

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and in 1866 was annexed by

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Sources

Die Geschichte von Breckenheim. Source: Dr. Rolf Faber
Accessed 12-21-2013

References

Boroughs of Wiesbaden {{Hesse-geo-stub